Core Staff
Greg Fonzo, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Dell Medical School. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia Honors Program in 2005 with a dual bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 2013 from the San Diego State University/University of California-San Diego Joint Doctoral Program. He completed his clinical internship at the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Prior to joining the faculty at Dell Medical School, Fonzo completed two postdoctoral research fellowships. The first was a T32 Biobehavioral Research Fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and the second was an Advanced Fellowship in Mental Illness at the Sierra-Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Dr. Fonzo’s research focuses broadly on utilizing neuroscience tools to understand mechanisms of affective disorder psychopathology and treatment and leveraging this understanding to improve clinical care and patient outcomes. In his free time, he enjoys live music, flotation, hiking, nature, and boating.
Lab Chief and Founder
Lauren Enten is a clinical research associate working for the Fonzo Lab in the Department of Psychiatry at Dell Medical School. She graduated with University Honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 2021 with a bachelor’s of science and art in biochemistry and minors in business and psychology. Prior to joining the Fonzo lab at Dell Medical School, she worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Mental Health Research in the Anxiety and Health Behaviors Lab for 4 years. Here, her research focused on using translational research methods to identify targets for intervention, develop and pilot novel therapeutic strategies, and investigate the effectiveness of promising behavioral and integrative treatments. Lauren hopes to continue her research pursuits in studies that investigate mental health problems at the intersection of biological and psychological science, working towards her own future goals of becoming a clinical psychologist. In her free time, Lauren enjoys working on creative projects, trying new restaurants or recipes, and spending time with her cat.
Senior Research Associate
Annamarie DeMarco is a Research Associate in the Fonzo Lab within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Dell Medical School. She graduated with honors from Texas Christian University where she obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology with a minor is Spanish. Annamarie has previously worked in other research environments including a neuroscience lab focused on the role of alcohol consumption in reward processing, as well as a clinical research institute focused on CNS medication trials. Her research interests are centered around studying the neural circuitry and neuroplasticity of mood disorders in order to develop novel therapeutic interventions. In her free time, Annamarie likes to bake, read, and listen to live music.
Senior Research Associate
Rachel Kline graduated from St. Edward’s University with a B.A. in Psychology. She completed an internship with the UT PsyBrain lab working with the TRACK-TBI and MACM projects. Rachel Kline joins the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences as a Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate II.
Senior Research Associate